TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1994
CODE
5
LAUNCHING THE OF AND PLACE WITHIN
"WE
ARE WELL ON OUR WAY TO MEET OUR TARGET OF WITH A PILOT SCHEME IN EARLY 1995. FULL IMPLEMENTATION COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE IN THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE 1996.
**
WHICH THE TIMEFRAME WITHIN
THE CODE WILL SET OUT THE TYPES OF INFORMATION TO PUBLIC MAY HAVE ACCESS, THE MEANS OF ACCESS, AND A WHICH THE ADMINISTRATION SHOULD RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION.
ARE
REGARDING THE ON-GOING EFFORTS TO REMOVE LEGAL PROVISIONS WHICH SO FAR 14 INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE BILL OF RIGHTS, MR SUEN SAID
DRAFT ORDINANCES HAD BEEN AMENDED AND AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TO THREE.
ORDINANCES AMENDMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE INTRODUCED TO A FURTHER SIX IN THE 1994/95 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
SUEN MR
EMPHASISED
THE
GOVERNMENT'S
COMMITMENT STRONG POINTED
THE OUT THAT MIGHT INFRINGE ON PRESS
ΤΟ
AND UPHOLDING THE PRINCIPLE OF PRESS FREEDOM GOVERNMENT HAD RECENTLY REVIEWED LAWS WHICH FREEDOM.
"WE
HAVE EXAMINED 53 SEPARATE PROVISIONS IN 27 ORDINANCES
HE SAID. DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION TO AMEND 37 OF THEM,'
AND
"
CONSIDERATION BY HE CITED THE WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES UNDER THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION (CPCE) IN 1995/96 AS AN EXAMPLE IN WHICH COMMITMENTS TO BOLSTER HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION THE COMMUNITY WERE FIRMLY CARRIED OUT.
IN
1995/96,
OUT OF A TOTAL PROPOSED ALLOCATION OF $11 MILLION FOR SPENDING ON HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION WILL TAKE UP ABOUT $8 MILLION,
"THE COMMITTEE WILL FOCUS ON ISSUES WHICH INCLUDE CIVIC
EQUAL GOVERNMENT;
AND REPRESENTATIVE
OPPORTUNITIES
DISCRIMINATION; AND THE RULE OF LAW," MR SUEN SAID.
ΤΟ COMMITTEE
AND
RIGHTS ΑΝΤΙ-
EMBARK ON LONG-TERM TO FACILITATE THE
COMMUNITY, COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMMES ON HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION FOR THE
A FULL-TIME EDUCATION UNIT WILL BE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE CPCE ON APRIL 1, 1995.
WILL
'STAFFED BY OFFICERS WITH EDUCATIONAL TRAINING, THE UNIT
DESIGN OF CONCEPTUAL VALUE PARTICULAR BE OF
IN RESPECT OF THE FRAMEWORK AND TEACHING PLANS FOR THE PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AMONG THE YOUNGER MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
T
OF
'THE EDUCATION UNIT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
AS TEACHING · HIGH-QUALITY AND INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS SUCH KITS FOR STUDENTS AND VIDEOS ON HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION.
"IT WILL ALSO HOLD SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS ON CONCERNING HUMAN RIGHTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
VARIOUS TOPICS
COMMUNITY
"IT IS INTENDED THAT THROUGH CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION BODIES IN ARRANGING SOME OF THE SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS, COMMUNICATION WITH THESE ORGANISATIONS AND THEIR AWARENESS WILL BE ENHANCED. THE HUMAN RIGHTS MESSAGES WILL THUS HE POINTED BE MORE EFFECTIVELY DISSEMINATED TO A WIDER COMMUNITY,"
OUT.
/ARMED WITH